The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-07

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ball Friday evening promises to be &
very pleasant and elegant affair.
From Wednesdays DAILY FREE PEEssl.
The Omaha will sell tickets to St
Paul and Minneapolis and return Oct
10 and II, good TO return Oct. Is, fol
&.16.
Fishing is reported as beng excel
lent ut the lakes. Several Mankato
parties who have recently tried it report
large hauls.
-Supt. Bechdolt has made out his re-
port for the past month and it shows a
total enrolment in all the schools OF
l,O9S, of which 81 are in the High
School.
MIR. Waldo Vincent, aged q years,
died yesterday afternoon of kidney COM
plant. The funeral occurred this after
noon, the remains being taken to Min
neopa cemetery for burial.
The warehouse being constructed by
the big mill company is about complet-
ed and is model of convenience and
presents a fine appearance. Farmers
will find every convenience for hand
ling their grain and stabling their horses.
1t is doubtful if there is a better ar
ranged place in the state for receiving
and unloading grain.
More fatal accidents have so far &C.
Cured in this vicinity during 1887 than
in any similar length of time for years.
The first was the death of John Miller
by falling over the stone quarry ledge
in April. Next came the gas works
fatalities by which poor McCurdy and
Presley lost their lives On the 4th of
July Myron Fuller was mangled by a
tram at the Omaha trestle, and the sew
er cavern two weeks ago claimed two
more victims. The last to be recorded
is the horrible death of young Haslip
Yesterday. Certainly the year 1887 may
we'll be styled year of fatal accidents.
The Presbytery of Mankato, will
hold its regular semi-annual meeting at
St. Peter, commencing next Tuesday
evening. The opening sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. R. n. Adams, d.
D., of Minneapolis, Synodical Missionary
of the State. The business sessions will
begin Wednesday morning at nine
O'Clock. Wednesday evening will be de-
voted to popular meeting in the inter
est of the general work Of the church.
"A marriage license was issued yes
terday to James Schram and Emma
Detamore.
The st. Peter Presbyterian church is
preparing to celebrate its thirtieth ami
versary, which occurs Oct. 25th.
Mr.. John McLain, of Eagle Lake,
died at his residence night before last of
Bright's disease, aged twenty-four years.
The funeral occurred to-day, the re-
mains being inferred in Calvary ceme-
terry.
st. Peter Tribute: Rev. Melby, who
has had charge of the Swedish Baptist
church at this place, removed to Man
kato yesterday where he Will have
charge of the church at that place. Mr..
Melbv will still be pastor of the church
here but will preach only every other
Sunday.
The Pioneer Press has the following
personal point" about one of the Blue
Earth delegation to the Farmers AL
lance convention:
Minnesota farmers are all acquainted
with John Diamond, a sturdy, good
natured, pushing kind of a man. He is
willing to join hands with ANYBODY who
will kick against the mill owners and
the wheat rings. He would not feed
bran to his stock that came through a
Minneapolis mill if they went without.
The case of E. V. Waters and z.
Craig vs.. Davis and More has been trans
ferred by agreement from the LeSueur
county district court to the Nicollet coun-
ty district court and will be tried before
Judge Weber during vacation. This is
LeSueur county case and is litigation
over the Kasota mill property. Messrs
Freeman & Pfau and B. d. Smith are at,
torneys for the plaintiff, and Messrs. G.
r. Davis and A. Stone, of st. Peter, fol-
the defense.
Maj. Geo. A. Clarke reports the sale
of lots and 2, block 1852, West Mankato
for Mrs. Whitaker to Mr.. Oscar Bier
bauer. Also the sale of Is acres
in section 10, Mankato township, fol
Mrs. A. A. Richardson to Mr.. Oscar
Bierbauer, Mrs. Richardson wal
formerly Mrs. A. A. Perkins and ii
an old resident of Mankato, but is now
living at Los Angeles, Cal. She thinks
that Blue Earth county is the fines
country in the world except the particu
lar spot where she is residing and sayi
that she would not have sold her Blue
Earth county property did she not wist
to have her investments nearer at hand
Howard Van der Cart, ofwhom con
siderable mention has been made, wa
released from Jail Monday and having
drawn some money on promise to gel
a ticket for his Illinois home, he cele'
brated his deliverance from durance
vile by filling up again and as conse
quence his genial visage was once mort
seen behind the bars OF the lookup
This morning friend bought him
ticket to Galesburg, Ill.,, and put him oil
an early train IN charge of the conduct
or. His relatives, who were ono
wealthy but are now reduced in fortune
have sent HIM money, being entirely ig
; norant of his doings in this region. III
} started out about three months ago wit
. $500 in money, valuable team, consid
cradle iewelry and a servant. He had
full camping outfit and had started on
I west to grow up with the country. Hi
habit for strong drink has reduced hiI
to the depths of degradation and b
now goes home penniless.
Syrup or Figs